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Farming & the land, 1955

1,424 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 72

Junior Farmer News by Corncob Wise lands Use Is Vital To Soil Conservation

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 November 1955 · page 27

KYOGLE.—Many farmers failed to appreciate that the best reservoir they could have on their properties was the soil itself, Mr. F. Hardy, district soil conservation officer, said last week…

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Atom Dust Ruins Crops in Queensland

Tribune · Wednesday 9 November 1955 · page 9

Atom dust is ruining tomatoes, capsicums, cape gooseberries, strawberries and possibly many other crops in the Yeppoon district, Queensland…

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Crisis in the dairy industry Continued from last issue

Tribune · Wednesday 9 November 1955 · page 10

The home market, which depends on the living standards of the wage and salary workers, is the pivot point that decides the price received by the farmer for his butter…

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Victorian Wheat Crop Competition

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 35

Wheat crop competitions to be held this season throughout the Vic. wheat belt are…

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Angentine Wheat Crop Restricted

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 38

Although the Argentine wheat growing country is reported to have had good rains,…

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Sheep Thefts:£500 Reward

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 31

ADELAIDE.—Owners of pastoral properties east of Morgan, on the River Murray, have offered a reward…

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New Wheat Silos

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 12

The N.S.W. Silo Board recently opened two new silos, one at Narrabri and the other at Warialda…

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CROPS Rust Onset Seen in Wheat R.A.S. Comp

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 34

District judging in the Royal Agricultural Society's 1955 championship wheat competition is revealing the onset of rust. Two Bencubbin crops…

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Bulkheads For Wheat Open

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 30

The N.S.W. Silo Board announced this week the opening dates of three new silos and…

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World's Most Modern Plant For Butter

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 18

BRISBANE.—The new Queensland Butter Marketing Board factory is the world's…

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New Wool Volumes Published

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 12

Proceedings of the w o r 1 d's first International Wool Textile Research Conference…

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Praise For Quality Cattle At Mullumbimby

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 32

LISMORE.—Judges in the Jersey, Guernsey, A.I.S. and Ayrshire sections at Mullumbimby Show last week praised the manner in which the cattle were presented. Largest section was the Jersey, with 21 exhibitors…

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Narrabri Meeting On Wheat Premium

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 32

A conference is to be held today in. Narrabri to discuss the new standard system of purchasing premium wheat. The chairman of the…

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Big Cattle Shipment Leaves North Q'ld

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 14

CAIRNS.—Largest sea lift of cattle from Queensland left Townsville recently when 900 head were taken on board the 2181 ton Philippine Trader for Manila…

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"Ample Bulk Wheat Strong In Time"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 34

The new wheat depots at Boggabri and Gunnedah were opened last week by the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham…

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Freight Big Share Of Wheat Cost

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 39

Wheat freights remain high, the manager of the Westralian Farmers' Co-operative…

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Take-All Disease Hits Vic. Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 7

Samples from diseased wheat crops near Kerang, Vic., have been examined by plant pathologist, and a number of samples were submitted to agronomists at the recent…

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Wheat Men Awaiting World Tour Outcome

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 6

MELBOURNE.—V i c t o r i a n wheatgrowers are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the overseas tour of the general manager of the Australian Wheat Board, Mr. Perretr, in his effort to boost sales of Australian wheat…

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"Dual Purpose Sheep" Trend "Tr Marked In Aust

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 4

A significant trend in Australia over the past two decades has been the stress placed on the evolution of crossbred sheep capable of producing both wool and fat lambs…

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SHEEP Mating Time Vital In In Merino Breeding

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 11

Changes in the mating times of Merinos in many sheep-raising areas in Australia could lead to an overall improvement in the breeding performance of Merino flocks…

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